Things To Do in Occoquan, Virginia

The intriguing beginnings of Occoquan as an 18th century mill town are presented through exhibits, presentations, artifacts, and memorabilia of the Mill House Museum. The museum, which ... More on Virginia.org

Historic Occoquan/Mill House Museum in Occoquan, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

"An art co-op of professional artists, Occoquan, VA!" 313 Mill Street Occoquan, Virginia 22125 (703)490-1117 Marcia Weidler , Director The Loft Art Center Studios, Art Classes, Workshops ... More on Loftgallery.org

Inscription. This brick, lancet-windowed church, built ca. 1925 is Occoquans second Methodist church. The first wood-frame church, located on Commerce St. behind the present structure, burned in the 1916 town fire. Besides its original ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Dogues, an Algonquian tribe, occupied the Occoquan River Watershed in the early 1600s. In their dialect, Occoquan means “at the end of the water.” They lived in villages, hunted and fished, and raised ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This c. 1900 house was Ogle Harris Store. Harris, son of a slave, first sold homemade ice cream from the houses since-razed summer kitchen. In c. 1910 he moved his family from the building, which was then his residence, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. John Ballendine established this gristmill at the Occoquan Falls ca. 1755. By 1800 it was owned by Nathaniel Ellicott and housed machinery to unload grain from wagons or barges, grind it, and return it to its carrier. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Ex-slave Lewis H. Bailey organized Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1883. It is one of the oldest African-American Baptist congregations in Easter Prince William County. The original church, built on this site in 1883–1884, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Commerce Street was a residential and commercial area from the early 19th through mid-20th centuries. Houses, many of which survive, faced the street on lots surveyed on the 1804 town plat. Businesses included the Hammill ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1804, after Virginias General Assembly granted a charter, Occoquan was platted on 31 acres of founder Nathaniel Ellicotts and others land. The Plat laid off streets and lots. Structures shown included the public wharf, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Originally known for its public tobacco warehouses and iron foundry, in the second half of the 18th century Occoquan also became a center for the processing of grain, particularly wheat farmed in the surrounding backcountry. ... More on HMDB